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Midlife Women's Health Center
The Midlife Women’s Health Center at Massachusetts General Hospital brings together experts from more than 15 specialties to improve and advance healthcare for women at menopause and beyond through research, collaboration and education.
Midlife Women's Health Center
Austen Building, 5th floor
55 Fruit Street
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 617-726-6776
Explore This Treatment Program
The Midlife Women's Health Center at Mass General brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts to provide leading-edge research, consultations and educational resources for clinicians and patients at menopause and beyond.
A Leading Resource for Women at Menopause and Beyond
Health and quality of life concerns of women at midlife involve almost all areas of healthcare. Based within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mass General, the center is a collaboration of specialists from departments across the hospital.
Our multidisciplinary team
- Gynecology
- Internal medicine
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Gynecologic oncology
- Surgical oncology
- Reproductive endocrinology
- Medical endocrinology
- Psychiatry
- Mind body medicine
- Female pelvic medicine
- Reconstructive surgery
- Urogynecology
- Dermatology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Rheumatology
- Nutrition
- Obesity medicine
- Social work
By working together, our unique team hopes to advance care, research and education for menopause and other health conditions that affect women in midlife.
Advanced Research, Education and Training
One of the priorities of the Midlife Women’s Health Center is to support leading-edge research and educational activities that advance the field of midlife women’s health. Our experts conduct and present research that addresses the special needs of midlife women and aims to improve care during and after menopause through educational programs for health care providers and our community.
Clinical Research
How Inflammation Changes During Menopause | Emily Lau, MD, is a cardiologist with a specialty in menopause. If you are a woman with high blood pressure or obesity who is nearing or has recently undergone menopause, you may qualify to participate in this study.
A Neurosteroid Intervention for Menopausal and Perimenopausal Depression | Marlene Freeman, MD, is a psychiatrist with research and clinical expertise is in the areas of mood disorders and women's mental health. If you are a woman experiencing symptoms of menopause and feeling depressed or down, you may qualify to participate in this study.
Health Care Providers: Continuing Medical Education
- Midlife Women's Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care - This annual, one-day continuing medical education (CME) course for medical professionals presented by the Midlife Women’s Health Center
Patients & Community Members
- Community Conference: Midlife Women's Health: Staying Healthy & Well - This free educational program for patients, staff and members of the community focusing on the unique health needs of women at midlife. This annual event includes clinicians from across the hospital presenting on topics related to midlife women's health. While this event is paused due to COVID-19, we invite you to watch videos of past events below.
Patient Resources
The Midlife Women’s Health Center serves as a resource for patients and health care providers.
MenoNotes
Clear, easy-to-understand explanations of topics related to menopause.
Pelvic Floor Disorders
One in three women struggles with a pelvic floor disorder, but many do not seek treatment.
Pelvic Floor Self-Help
Learn self-help measures that include behavioral and dietary changes.
Our Team
Our specialists are dedicated to improving care for women at menopause and beyond through research, collaboration and education and by connecting patients with appropriate care for their individual needs.
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- Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center
- Vincent Trustees Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
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- Nursing Director, Midlife Women's Health Center
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- Chief Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Co-Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center
- Joe Vincent Meigs, Distinguished Professor of Gynecology, Harvard Medical School
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- Medical Director, Mass General Mid life Women's Center
- Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Midlife Women's Health Center Members
- Abeer Bader, MSc, RD, Weight Center
- Marcy Bolster, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
- Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH, Endocrinology Division
- Erica Camargo Faye, MD, Vascular Center
- Karen Carlson, MD, Women's Health Associates
- Ann Corcoran, Community Representative
- Marcela del Carmen, MD, Center for Gynecologic Oncology
- Mary Feeny, Community Representative
- Marlene Freeman, MD, Department of Psychiatry
- Leslee Kagan, MS, FNP-BC, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine
- Emily Lau, MD, Division of Cardiology, MGH Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
- Barbara Nath, MD, Division of Gastroenterology
- T. Salewa Oseni, MD, Division of Surgical Oncology
- Gretchen Smith, LICSW, Fertility Center
- Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, Weight Center
- Eleanor Tomczyk, MD, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery
- Sandy Tsao, MD, Department of Dermatology
- May Wakamatsu, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
- Malissa Wood, MD, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program
- Emilia O’Brien, Administrative coordinator
Contact the Midlife Women's Health Center
We bring together a multidisciplinary team of experts to provide leading-edge patient care for patients at menopause and beyond.